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District and municipality in Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Eğil (pronounced eh-eel) is a town in Southeastern Anatolia, with a predominantly Kurdish population of 4600 in 2022. It's part of Diyarbakır province and easily reached from that city, but has become cut off from the east as a barrage lake now floods the Tigris valley. The main reason to visit is the lakeside shrine known as the Prophets' Tombs.
Eğil is 45 km north of Diyarbakır on a road branching off D885 towards Ergani. This road continues north to Dicle, so satnav may try to turn you around to Dicle University in Diyarbakır.
Read in the guideA drivable road leads to the castle and Prophets' Tombs. The tombs are 2 km from town centre, walking distance but the sun is fierce.
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